| In 1984, a car hit an alleged cougar in Menominee County. Bone fragments were sent to Colorado State University, where the fragments were analyzed as "positive identity to mountain lion". |
| COLORADO STATE ANALYSIS, 1985 |
| In 2004, additional samples of the bone including blood samples were forwarded to Central Michigan University where they were again analyzed. This time, the samples were analyzed as 99% similarity to Bobcat and only 87% similarity to Cougar. |
| CENTRAL MICHIGAN ANALYSIS, 2005 |
